Court date for unpaid NI rates bill

mrsrwallace

thanks irishjohn, yip his job is going well so far so i hope that lasts. yeah, this year has been tough enough but hopefully 2013 is better, we could do with a break! a wee holiday wouldn't go amiss at this stage but that'll not be happening! There's a lot to be said for being able to answer the door/phone/open letters wthout worrying what they bring.

gpduffy

good news

same thing happened a VERY close friend .. this is what to do

phone rates service - agree to pay and setup a payment plan - 3/4 instalments between now and april perhaps -- they wont charge the £30 if you do this asap

irishjohn

It will all come right Mrs W - and can I say a very special thank you to you for giving me my 1000th thank you in the forum - a big event for me

mrsrwallace

thanks all!
yes I am for phoning first thing in the morning to see about setting up a new plan, fingers crossed they agree as although it's not the end of the world to me getting a CCJ if it can be avoided then I should at least try it.
irishjohn, your advice and kind words are well worth the 1000 thanks.
Happy New Year to yous all!

Mr_Bun

Hi Mrswallace,
The same happened to me with my business rates.
We fell behind and then received a summons.
I was bricking myself as I have never been to court either,so I phoned LPS and explained that we just couldn't afford to pay,not that we didn't want to pay,and they basically said I didn't need to go to court,but that the court case was just for them to formally make a claim for the outstanding amount.
I then made an arrangement to clear the debt on the understanding that if it was broken,then they would go back to court and force me to pay the debt,making me bankrupt if necessary:eek:
I stuck to the arrangement,which was tough,but got there in the end:T
Good luck

mrsrwallace

contacted LPS, have a new arrangement in place and court action is dropped. Nothing like giving your a heart a wee jolt every time you get a brown envelope on the hall floor!

warmhands.coldheart

:j Keep your head up :j